2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-12-18UTC09:58:13+00:002017-12-17Variations of tension, energy and contrast with Long Yu and the Hong Kong Phil.Variations of tension, energy and contrast with Long Yu and the Hong Kong Philen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-long-yu-thibaudet-hong-kong-philharmonic-december-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngAlan Yuhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/147https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/147https://bachtrack.com/files/40588-alan-yu.jpgThe first concert Alan attended was Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde. For 7 years he presented classical music programmes for Radio Television Hong Kong, partly to pay his way through university. He attends concerts whenever he can and believes there is no substitute for the thrill of live performances. He writes here.https://bachtrack.com/files/73240-longyu-resized.jpg510340Long YuAskonas Holt2017-Dec-15, Hong Kong City Hall: Concert Hall: Thibaudet play Gershwinhttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/hong-kong-city-hall-concert-hall/thibaudet-play-gershwin/15-december-2017/20-002017-12-152017-12-16Hong Kong City Hall: Concert HallHong KongHong KongChina5 Edinburgh Place,Central22.282285114.16150900000002http://www.hkphil.org/eng/concerts_and_ticket/concerts/concertdetail.jsp?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&id=613https://bachtrack.com/files/39755-new-hkp-logo.jpg4

2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-11-07UTC09:31:19+00:002016-11-06Dignified and intellectual Wagner, Schumann and Mendelssohn with the Hong Kong Phil.Dignified and intellectual Wagner, Schumann and Mendelssohn with the Hong Kong Philen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-trinks-fray-hong-kong-philharmonic-november-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngAlan Yuhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/147https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/147https://bachtrack.com/files/40588-alan-yu.jpgThe first concert Alan attended was Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde. For 7 years he presented classical music programmes for Radio Television Hong Kong, partly to pay his way through university. He attends concerts whenever he can and believes there is no substitute for the thrill of live performances. He writes here.https://bachtrack.com/files/48547-david-fray-c-paolo-roversi-virgin-classics-1-resized.jpg510340David FrayPaolo Roversi2016-Nov-04, Hong Kong City Hall: Concert Hall: Three glorious Romanticshttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/hong-kong-city-hall-concert-hall/three-glorious-romantics/04-november-2016/20-002016-11-042016-11-05Hong Kong City Hall: Concert HallHong KongHong KongChina5 Edinburgh Place,Central22.282285114.16150900000002http://www.hkphil.org/eng/concerts_and_ticket/concerts/concertdetail.jsp?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&id=550https://bachtrack.com/files/39755-new-hkp-logo.jpg3

2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-08-22UTC08:57:19+00:002016-08-21Hong Kong Sinfonietta in a mixed bag of Messiaen, Mozart and Beethoven. Hong Kong Sinfonietta in a mixed bag of Messiaen, Mozart and Beethovenen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-ken-lam-hong-kong-sinfonietta-august-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngAlan Yuhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/147https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/147https://bachtrack.com/files/40588-alan-yu.jpgThe first concert Alan attended was Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde. For 7 years he presented classical music programmes for Radio Television Hong Kong, partly to pay his way through university. He attends concerts whenever he can and believes there is no substitute for the thrill of live performances. He writes here.https://bachtrack.com/files/44419-hong-kong-sinfonietta-ltd-resized.jpg510340Hong Kong SinfoniettaHK Sinfonietta Ltd2016-Aug-20, Hong Kong City Hall: Concert Hall: Hong Kong Sinfonietta: Matthias Rácz Plays Mozart Bassoon Concertohttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/hong-kong-city-hall-concert-hall/hong-kong-sinfonietta-matthias-racz-plays-mozart-bassoon-concerto/20-august-2016/20-002016-08-202016-08-20Hong Kong City Hall: Concert HallHong KongHong KongChina5 Edinburgh Place,Central22.282285114.16150900000002https://ticket.urbtix.hk/internet/en_US/eventDetail/29665?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/41318-matthias-racz-mozart-270x270.png3

2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-07-25UTC09:29:38+00:002016-07-25Fazil Say dazzles as both composer and soloist with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta. Turkish delights with Fazil Say and the Hong Kong Sinfoniettaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-fazil-say-hong-kong-sinfonietta-july-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngAlan Yuhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/147https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/147https://bachtrack.com/files/40588-alan-yu.jpgThe first concert Alan attended was Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde. For 7 years he presented classical music programmes for Radio Television Hong Kong, partly to pay his way through university. He attends concerts whenever he can and believes there is no substitute for the thrill of live performances. He writes here.https://bachtrack.com/files/42979-fazil-say-marco-borggreve2-resized.jpg510340Fazil SayMarco Borggreve2016-Jul-23, Hong Kong City Hall: Concert Hall: Hong Kong Sinfonietta: Great Piano Concertos: Fazıl Say Plays Mozart & Sayhttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/hong-kong-city-hall-concert-hall/hong-kong-sinfonietta-great-piano-concertos-fazil-say-plays-mozart-say/23-july-2016/20-002016-07-232016-07-23Hong Kong City Hall: Concert HallHong KongHong KongChina5 Edinburgh Place,Central22.282285114.16150900000002https://ticket.urbtix.hk/internet/en_US/eventDetail/29534?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/39725-fazil-say-mozart-270x270.jpg4

2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-05-25UTC11:57:43+00:002015-05-24Hong Kong Sinfonietta's refreshing reading of Sibelius' 6th Symphony in "Le French May"The Hong Kong Sinfonietta in Ravel, Nielsen, Debussy and Sibelius as part of “Le French May”en_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-hong-kong-sinfonietta-paul-meyer-le-french-may-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngAlan Yuhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/147https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/147https://bachtrack.com/files/40588-alan-yu.jpgThe first concert Alan attended was Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde. For 7 years he presented classical music programmes for Radio Television Hong Kong, partly to pay his way through university. He attends concerts whenever he can and believes there is no substitute for the thrill of live performances. He writes here.https://bachtrack.com/files/23528-1263620449Hong Kong Sinfonietta2015-May-23, Hong Kong City Hall: Concert Hall: Paul Meyer Plays Debussy & Nielsenhttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/hong-kong-city-hall-concert-hall/paul-meyer-plays-debussy-nielsen/23-may-2015/20-002015-05-232015-05-23Hong Kong City Hall: Concert HallHong KongHong KongChina5 Edinburgh Place,Central22.282285114.161509000000023

2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-06-04UTC08:18:09+00:002014-05-31An evening of delights and bonuses with Hong Kong Sinfonietta and Nareh Arghamanyan.Delights and bonuses with Hong Kong Sinfonietta and Nareh Arghamanyanen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-arghamanyan-hong-kong-may-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngAlan Yuhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/147https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/147https://bachtrack.com/files/40588-alan-yu.jpgThe first concert Alan attended was Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde. For 7 years he presented classical music programmes for Radio Television Hong Kong, partly to pay his way through university. He attends concerts whenever he can and believes there is no substitute for the thrill of live performances. He writes here.https://bachtrack.com/files/5515-arghamanyan_nareh_julia_wesely.jpg510340Nareh ArghamanyanJulia Wesely2014-May-30, Hong Kong City Hall: Concert Hall: Hong Kong Sinfoniettahttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/hong-kong-city-hall-concert-hall/hong-kong-sinfonietta/30-may-2014/20-002014-05-302014-05-30Hong Kong City Hall: Concert HallHong KongHong KongChina5 Edinburgh Place,Central22.282285114.161509000000025

Thursday December 22nd, 1808 was a bitterly cold day in Vienna. Beethoven took the stage in what was to be his last public performance as soloist with orchestra. The crammed programme lasted some four hours. Due to lack of rehearsal time, the evening didn’t go smoothly, with the final Choral Fantasy having to be stopped and started again.

Benjamin Britten’s Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge is not a work often heard in concert halls but deserves to be performed more often, Hong Kong Sinfonietta conductor Yip Wing-sie said at the start of the concert last night at the City Hall. The orchestra’s rendering of this moving musical tribute vindicated her statement.

2013Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:47:27+00:002013-07-19Alan Yu reviews the Hong Kong Sinfonietta with Yip Wing-sie and John Lill in a concert of Beethoven and Britten.Yip Wing-sie, John Lill and the Hong Kong Sinfonietta shine in Britten and Beethovenen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-hong-kong-sinfonietta-yip-wing-sie-john-lill-beethovenBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngAlan Yuhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/147https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/147https://bachtrack.com/files/40588-alan-yu.jpgThe first concert Alan attended was Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde. For 7 years he presented classical music programmes for Radio Television Hong Kong, partly to pay his way through university. He attends concerts whenever he can and believes there is no substitute for the thrill of live performances. He writes here.https://bachtrack.com/files/2837-533.jpg400400Yip Wing-sie conducting the Hong Kong Sinfonietta HK Sinfonietta Ltd2013-Jul-18, Hong Kong City Hall: Concert Hall: Beethoven Piano Concertos: John Lill Plays No 1 & Triplehttps://bachtrack.com/listing-hong-kong-sinfonietta-yip-wing-sie-john-lill-beethoven2013-07-182013-07-18Hong Kong City Hall: Concert HallHong KongHong KongChina5 Edinburgh Place,Central22.282285114.16150900000002http://urbtix.cityline.com.hk/internet/action/event.do?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&actionFwd=eventDetail&event=20743https://bachtrack.com/files/13693-john_lill.jpg4

It has been a few years since the Academy of Ancient Music pioneered the programme The Four Seasons: Nature’s Voice and Verse. Its debut at Hong Kong City Hall on Sunday was the start of a China tour covering Shanghai, Beijing and Tianjin.

Over the years, the Hong Kong Sinfonietta has made laudable efforts in bringing classical music to the masses and recruiting new audiences. Of necessity, it sticks to a well-trodden repertoire of evergreens which challenges musicians to bring a fresh perspective.The first half of programme on Wednesday evening was devoted to Mozart.

2013Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:41:38+00:002013-03-28The Hong Kong Sinfonietta play Mozart and Beethoven evergreens at City Hall Concert Hall.The Hong Kong Sinfonietta in Mozart and Beethoven evergreensen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-hong-kong-sinfonietta-mozart-beethovenBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngAlan Yuhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/147https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/147https://bachtrack.com/files/40588-alan-yu.jpgThe first concert Alan attended was Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde. For 7 years he presented classical music programmes for Radio Television Hong Kong, partly to pay his way through university. He attends concerts whenever he can and believes there is no substitute for the thrill of live performances. He writes here.https://bachtrack.com/files/2439-eadf8f8e_3395_41d0_a03c_42818843151b_1011_hk_sinfonietta_8s_c_hk_sinfonietta_ltd.jpg400400Hong Kong Sinfonietta HK Sinfonietta Ltd2013-Mar-27, Hong Kong City Hall: Concert Hall: Lio Kuok-wai Plays Mozarthttps://bachtrack.com/listing-hong-kong-sinfonietta-mozart-beethoven2013-03-272013-03-27Hong Kong City Hall: Concert HallHong KongHong KongChina5 Edinburgh Place,Central22.282285114.161509000000023

120 years after the Metropolitan Opera in New York paired Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana and Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci in a single performance, the tradition of staging these representative works of verismo opera in a double bill continued this weekend with a production under the direction of Lo Kingman, Hong Kong’s home-grown doyen of opera.

2013Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:36:47+00:002013-01-07Alan Yu reviews Lo Kingman's Cav and Pag double bill with Musica Viva in Hong Kong.New Year double bill in Hong Kong: Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliaccien_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-hong-kong-cav-pag-kingmanBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngAlan Yuhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/147https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/147https://bachtrack.com/files/40588-alan-yu.jpgThe first concert Alan attended was Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde. For 7 years he presented classical music programmes for Radio Television Hong Kong, partly to pay his way through university. He attends concerts whenever he can and believes there is no substitute for the thrill of live performances. He writes here.https://bachtrack.com/files/2083-hong_kong_pag.jpg400400I Pagliacci The Opera Society of Hong Kong2013-Jan-05, Hong Kong City Hall: Concert Hall: Cavalleria Rusticana & I Pagliaccihttps://bachtrack.com/listing-hong-kong-cav-pag-kingman2013-01-052013-01-05Hong Kong City Hall: Concert HallHong KongHong KongChina5 Edinburgh Place,Central22.282285114.161509000000023

“Music from three centuries comes together in tonight’s concert,” declare the programme notes to the Hong Kong Sinfonietta performance at the Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall. Indeed it surveyed the best and most famous in the classical canon. What caught my attention, however, was the opening work: Frates by Estonian composer Arvo Pärt.

2012Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:27:17+00:002012-06-05Hong Kong Sinfonietta measures up to world standards in Mozart and BrahmsHong Kong Sinfonietta measures up to world standards in Mozart and Brahmsen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-hong-kong-sinfonietta-yeol-eum-sonBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngAlan Yuhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/147https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/147https://bachtrack.com/files/40588-alan-yu.jpgThe first concert Alan attended was Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde. For 7 years he presented classical music programmes for Radio Television Hong Kong, partly to pay his way through university. He attends concerts whenever he can and believes there is no substitute for the thrill of live performances. He writes here.https://bachtrack.com/files/1387-img_2020.jpg400400Pianist Yeo Eum Son with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta Hong Kong Sinfonietta2012-Jun-02, Hong Kong City Hall: Concert Hall: Great Piano Concertos: Yeol Eum Son Plays Mozarthttps://bachtrack.com/listing-hong-kong-sinfonietta-yeol-eum-son2012-06-022012-06-02Hong Kong City Hall: Concert HallHong KongHong KongChina5 Edinburgh Place,Central22.282285114.161509000000023

To celebrate the 50th birthday of the City Hall Concert Hall on March 2nd, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra chose a programme of short but diverse works with undulating emotional appeal. Star soloist for the evening was cellist Yo-Yo Ma, returning three and a half decades after his debut here.Under the baton of Lan Shui, the evening began with Brahms’ Academic Festival Overture.

Giving its concert on April 9th the subtitle “Sing Mozart Sing” and promoting it with a tongue-in-cheek portrait of the mischievous genius with his mouth half open in a wry smile, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra probably intended the audience to expect an evening of cheerful and light entertainment. The programming suited this intention down to a tee.

2011Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:11:38+00:002011-04-11The Hong Kong Philharmonic turns light entertainment into high artistic accomplishmentThe Hong Kong Philharmonic turns light entertainment into high artistic accomplishmenten_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-hong-kong-philharmonic-mozart-beethovenBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngAlan Yuhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/147https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/147https://bachtrack.com/files/40588-alan-yu.jpgThe first concert Alan attended was Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde. For 7 years he presented classical music programmes for Radio Television Hong Kong, partly to pay his way through university. He attends concerts whenever he can and believes there is no substitute for the thrill of live performances. He writes here.2011-Apr-09, Hong Kong City Hall: Concert Hall: Sing Mozart Singhttps://bachtrack.com/listing-hong-kong-philharmonic-mozart-beethoven2011-04-092011-04-09Hong Kong City Hall: Concert HallHong KongHong KongChina5 Edinburgh Place,Central22.282285114.161509000000024